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It’s sad that we’re slaves under contributory pension scheme – South South Police retirees
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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
280 retired police personnel in South South Nigeria have accused police authorities of treating them like slaves and robbing them of their correct pension entitlements.
They raised the allegations during a session with the Director General of Pension Commission, PENCOM, Omolola Oloworaran, who President Bola Tinubu had sent to address their growing grievances.
At least 280 of them from all parts of the South-South states converged in Calabar on Wednesday and vehemently reeled out their plights, insisting that they should be taken out of the Contrulibutory Pension Scheme, CPS, and moved to Defined Benefit Scheme.
They pointed accusing fingers at certain serving and retired senior police officers alleging that they were responsible for not implementing their correct dues.
According to the pensioners, the earnings of those in the military as well as in the DSS are better compared to many of them who receive a paltry N18,000 or N20,000 as against their counterparts of the same ranking in the military, receiving as much as N400,000 and above
The National Legal Officer of Police Retirees Association, Ofem Mbang, who spoke on their behalf “There is no amount of improvement under CPS that will come that will satisfy us. We don’t want palliative because it comes and goes.
“We want a permanent structure which is pexit from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and the establishment of the Police Pension Board.
“A military man, a WO1, which is an equivalent of an Inspector in the police goes home with about N200,b000 but and Inspector goes home with about N18,000 to N19,000.
“A retired DSP gets N35,000 to N40,000. A retired Commissioner of Police, an equivalent of Major General in the army goes home with N70,000 while a retired Major General gets about N800,00. This is fraud and a shame to the government.”
The pensioners insisted that they want a police pension board to manage their pension and gratuity just as the military has their own board – where salaries and interests are paid directly by the federal government, not a private firm.
“I’ve never seen all over the world where security agency pensions are managed by a private limited company. MPF pension Ltd are all eating our money. Theie licence should’ve revoked.”
“We want Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) to be managed by the Police Pension Board (PPB).”
Addressing their concerns, the director general of PENCOM, Ms Omolola Oluworaran assured that the entire processes of payments of pensions and gratuities are going to be reformed.
“We are working to reform the current pension scheme so as to have the best for the police officers.
“I won’t be able to give details presently. But I have made proposals which are subject to amendments and approvals.
“So I’m not comfortable discussing those proposals with the press but what I can say is that the police is fighting for a righteous cause and the Commission under my leadership will try and see how we can ensure that the cause of the police, the cause they are fighting for, is fulfilled”
Oloworara acknowledged that what they get was embarrassing, but said the outcome of her proposals may not exactly be the way they want it but certainly I have the mandate and assurance of President Bola Tinubu that their issues will be given rapid and favourable attention.
Appealing for calm and a little more patience for two more months, Oloworara further disclosed that Tinubu has vowed to offset all outstanding debts owed retired police personnel.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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